# Cursor Pixie

> macOS menu bar app that displays a decorative image near your pointer. The system cursor stays visible.

Cursor Pixie is a macOS utility by Shinya Yoshiitaka. It follows the pointer with a custom image across all displays using transparent, click-through panels. It does not replace or hide the system cursor.

## Key facts

- Platform: macOS 26.0 or later
- Distribution: Mac App Store
- Bundle ID: com.shinyatan.cursorpixie
- Current version: 1.1.3
- Privacy: No analytics or tracking; settings and images stay on the user's Mac
- Languages: Japanese and English
- Website: https://www.cursorpixie.com/
- Support: info@shinyatan.com

## Features

- Custom cursor images (PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PDF, HEIC, WebP, SVG)
- Scale, opacity, and placement adjustment, including live keyboard shortcuts
- Menu bar enable/disable toggle and optional global show/hide shortcut
- Optional profiles (Usual, Relax, Immersion) with shortcuts and time-of-day schedule
- Situation-based looks: dragging, system cursor shapes, per-situation opacity
- Hide decorative image during screenshot UI and during screen sharing/recording/mirroring (optional, on by default)
- Presets, recent gallery, drag-and-drop import
- Optional login item
- Optional Tip Jar (core features are not paywalled)
- App update checks via Apple's iTunes Lookup API (bundle ID only; no personal data sent to the developer)

## Canonical pages

- Home: https://www.cursorpixie.com/
- Privacy (English): https://www.cursorpixie.com/privacy-en.html
- Privacy (Japanese): https://www.cursorpixie.com/privacy-ja.html
- Terms (English): https://www.cursorpixie.com/terms-en.html
- Terms (Japanese): https://www.cursorpixie.com/terms-ja.html
- Sitemap: https://www.cursorpixie.com/sitemap.xml

## Mac App Store

- Listing: https://apps.apple.com/app/cursor-pixie/id6780732641
- Update `legal-site/site-config.json` with the direct listing URL when the numeric App Store ID is available.